Arlene Salisbury
- I won a permit and hiked The Wave , an unmarked trail that runs through Utah and Arizona.
- Only 64 permits are issued each day, and we had to attend a safety briefing before hiking.
- Once we filled out a sign-in sheet, we embarked on the awesome, 6-mile-long hike.
Exploring The Wave, a destination on the Coyote Buttes North hiking trail along the Utah and Arizona border, was a mesmerizing adventure.
This permit-only hike guides you to the awe-inspiring sandstone formations along the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument .
Here’s what winning the permit lottery and hiking The Wave was like.
The hike has unmarked trails and can be dangerous, so the number of permits issued is limited.
Arlene Salisbury
For me, securing a permit was the most challenging aspect of hiking The Wave, as only 64 are issued daily .
Of the 64 permits, 48 are allocated through an advanced online lottery, while the remaining 16 are available via a mobile-based daily virtual lottery .